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Atty Gen Lefkowitz pledges drive if elected NYC Mayor; scores Mayor Wagner 'inaction,'
Bonomi charges Bronx and Bklyn orgns distributed anon hate literature depicting Wagner as 'Communist puppet' during primary, rept to Lefkowitz made pub at Fair Campaign Practices Com hq; finds no evidence to support Levitt charge that Wagner forces distributed anti-Semitic literature in Queens; says Gilsten admitted literature distribution in Bronx and Councilman Cuite, Levitt Bklyn coordinator, admitted it in Bklyn; finds DeSapio not linked to literature; Sharkey, Buckley comment
BLS repts employment, Oct, at 67,824,000, record for mo; unemployment at 3,934,000, 1st time in yr below 4 million; unemployment rate at 6,8%
Adenauer, under Christian Dem pressure, agrees to Free Dems demands on coalition; way to his election as Chancellor cleared
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1961Daron Hagen, American pianist, composer, and conductor[†]
Daron Aric Hagen is an American composer, writer, and filmmaker.
1961Edward Knight, American composer and academic[†]
Edward Knight is an American composer. His work eschews easy classification, moving freely between jazz, theatrical and concert worlds.
1961Ralph Macchio, American actor[†]
Ralph George Macchio Jr. is an American actor. He is known for portraying Daniel LaRusso in the Karate Kid films, a role he reprised in the martial arts series Cobra Kai (2018–2025). For his work in the latter, he was nominated for two Critics' Choice Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2024, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1961Jeff Probst, American television host and producer[†]
Jeffrey Lee Probst is an American television presenter and producer and young adult fiction writer. He is best known as the Emmy Award–winning host of the American version of the reality television show Survivor since 2000. He was also the host of The Jeff Probst Show, a syndicated daytime talk show produced by CBS Television Distribution from September 2012 to May 2013.
1961Steve Rotheram, English politician, Lord Mayor of Liverpool[†]
Steven Philip Rotheram is a British politician serving as Mayor of the Liverpool City Region since 2017. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Walton from 2010 to 2017.
1961Nigel Worthington, Northern Irish footballer and manager[†]
Nigel Worthington is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who was most recently the manager of York City.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]